A service method of gas appliances includes: Detecting the gas appliances at the client ends to generate detecting signals. Transmitting the detecting signals to a service end. Identifying which client end the detecting signals come from. Examining the detecting signals to find whether the gas appliance has an abnormal condition; and informing the client end when the abnormal condition is found. After all, the service end may monitor the gas appliances at the client end, and inform the client for repair when the gas appliance has detected an abnormal signal or has damaged parts.
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1. A service method of gas appliances, including a service end and a plurality of client ends, each of which has at least a gas appliance, the method comprising the steps of: detecting the gas appliances at the client ends to come up with corresponding detecting signals; transmitting the detecting signals to the service end; identifying which client end the detecting signals come from; examining the detecting signals to find a status of the gas appliance; and informing the client end the status of the gas appliance.
2. The service method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the step of informing the client end if an abnormal condition is found in the status of the gas appliance.
3. The service method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the service end informs the client end the abnormal condition through the Internet.
4. The service method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the detecting signals are transmitted to the service end through a communication medium.
5. The service method as defined in claim 4 , wherein the communication medium is the Internet.
6. The service method as defined in claim 5 , further comprising the step of storing the detecting signals in a memory, and transmitting the detecting signals to the service end when the client end is connected to the internet.
7. The service method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the client end further transmits an ID code, together with the detecting signals for identification of the client end.
8. A service method of gas appliances, which includes a service end and a plurality of client ends, each of which has at least a gas appliance, the method comprising the steps of: detecting the gas appliances at the client ends to come up with corresponding detecting signals; examining the detecting signals to find a status of the gas appliance; transmitting the status of the gas appliance to the service end; and identifying which client end the status of the gas appliance comes from.
9. The service method as defined in claim 8 , further comprising the step of informing the client end if an abnormal condition is found in the status of the gas appliance.
10. The service method as defined in claim 9 , further comprising the step of providing an alarm at the client end when the abnormal condition is found.
11. The service method as defined in claim 8 , wherein the status of the gas appliance is transmitted to the service end through a communication medium.
12. The service method as defined in claim 11 , wherein the communication medium is the Internet.
13. The service method as defined in claim 12 , further comprising the step of storing the status of the gas appliance in a memory and transmitting the status of the gas appliance to the service end when the client end is connected to the Internet.
14. The service method as defined in claim 11 , wherein the client end further transmits an ID code, together with the detecting signals for identification of the client end.
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